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John Zawahri pictured: Santa Monica college gunman was upset over his parents’ recent divorce
John Zawahri - the gunman accused of going on a shooting spree in Santa Monica Friday that left four people dead, among them his...
Edward Snowden: Former CIA technical worker identified as NSA PRISM leak source
Edward Snowden, a former CIA technical worker, has been identified by the UK's Guardian newspaper as the source of leaks about US surveillance programmes. Edward...
Why did Night Stalker Richard Ramirez’s skin turn green before his death?
Richard Ramirez’s skin color turned “a shocking shade of green” before his death from liver failure on Friday. Night Stalker Richard Ramirez, 53, spent 24...
John Zawahri: Santa Monica College shooter caught on surveillance video entering library
Surveillance footage shows Santa Monica College shooter John Zawahri, entering the campus library, clearly carrying a large firearm. He killed four people including his own...
Ariel Castro will plead “not guilty” to 329 charges
Cleveland kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro will plead “not guilty” to 329 charges, including kidnapping and rape. On Friday, Ariel Castro, 52, was indicted on 329...
Shannon Guess Richardson: Ricin mailing suspect was caught by FBI tracking system that photographs every item of mail
The FBI teamed up with the US Postal Service to track down ricin mailing suspect Shannon Guess Richardson using a system that snaps pictures...
Barack Obama and Xi Jinping end a “unique, positive and constructive” Sunnylands summit
President Barack Obama and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have ended a two-day summit in California, which was described by US National Security Advisor Tom...
Richard Ramirez: Night Stalker had shockingly green skin the day before he died
Night Stalker Richard Ramirez, who spent 24 years in prison after a spree of murders in California, died Friday, but not before turning a...
Barack Obama snaps at staffers for failing to put his health care speech on podium in San Jose
Barack Obama snapped at staffers as he realized they forgot to put his remarks on the podium moments after he tried to begin health care...
Shannon Richardson posted ricin letter to Barack Obama and Michael Bloomberg
Texas actress Shannon Richardson has been charged with threatening President Barack Obama after allegedly posting ricin-laced letters to him. Shannon Richardson, 35, a pregnant mother...
Ariel Castro indicted on 329 charges including kidnapping and rape
Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro was indicted on 329 charges on Friday including kidnapping and rape. The indictment covers the period from August of 2002, when...
Xi Jinping joins Barack Obama for Palm Springs summit
China’s President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama have begun a two-day summit in Palm Springs, California. The two leaders spoke of overcoming differences...
Santa Monica shooting rampage kills five people and injures other three
At least five people were killed and several others injured after a gun rampage in the beachfront city of Santa Monica, California, police say. The...
National Doughnut Day: Where to find free donuts
National Doughnut Day is celebrated on June 7 in the U.S. after the Salvation Army established this sweet holiday in 1938 to raise funds...
Michelle Obama snubs China’s First Lady Peng Liyuan by refusing to attend California summit
Michelle Obama snubbed China's First Lady Peng Liyuan after she announced that she would not be attending the summit with the Chinese leading couple...
How NSA has tapped its own citizens
Set up by President Harry S. Truman in 1953, the National Security Agency (NSA) is the eyes and ears of America across the globe, intercepting...
Barack Obama defends NSA’s PRISM data-mining program and phone spying
President Barack Obama delivered a passionate defense on Friday of National Security Agency (NSA) programs that secretly acquire information about Americans' phone calls, saying...
Night Stalker dead: Richard Ramirez dies in California hospital after 24 years on death row
Richard Ramirez – serial killer known as the "Night Stalker" in the 1980’s - has died in hospital in California. Richard Ramirez, 53, was on...
Video shows Michelle Obama confronting activist Ellen Sturtz after being heckled during fundraiser
The video of the moment when activist Ellen Sturtz heckled First Lady Michelle Obama was caught on tape and has now been released to...
James Clapper defends Prism and phone surveillance
James Clapper, director of US National Intelligence, has strongly defended government surveillance programmes after revelations of phone records being collected and internet servers being...
Philadelphia building collapse kills six on 22nd and Market streets
At least six people have died and other 14 have been hurt after a building collapsed in the centre of the city of Philadelphia,...
Susan Rice to become Barack Obama’s national security adviser replacing Tom Donilon
Susan Rice, the US ambassador at the UN, is to become President Barack Obama's national security adviser, officials say. Susan Rice will replace Tom Donilon,...
Michelle Obama threatens to leave fundraiser after protester Ellen Sturtz heckles her
Michelle Obama's speech at a Washington, D.C. political fundraiser was interrupted by a protester on Tuesday night, and she threatened to leave the event...
Wisconsin ship launch fail with big wave
Footage of an enormous vessel plunging into a harbor in Wisconsin shows dangerous debris flying right at the camera. Posted on You Tube by Jason...
Bradley Manning court martial trial over WikiLeaks
US soldier Bradley Manning "systematically harvested" a vast trove of secret documents to share with WikiLeaks, military prosecutors have said. At the start of Pvt....
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